Ten has announced that Australian cricket legend AndrewSymonds, current Australian cricket team coach DarrenLehmann and former New Zealand cricket captain BrendonMcCullum will join the commentary team for the 2016-17 KFC Big Bash League this December as guest commentators.

Symonds, Lehmann and McCullum, as well as returning crowd favourite English professional cricketer KevinPietersen, will join regular expert commentators AdamGilchrist AM, Ricky Ponting AO, MarkWaugh AM and DamienFleming to complete an all-star line-up in the commentary box throughout the season.

Ten’s cricket commentators AdamGilchrist, Ponting, Waugh and Fleming have re-signed with the network until the completion of the 2017-18 season.

Roz Kelly will host Ten’s coverage of the Big Bash League 2016/17 season alongside Adam Gilchrist

Ten Big Bash executive DavidBarham said: “The addition of Symonds, Lehmann and McCullum to Network Ten’s commentary team ensures that our coverage of the KFC Big Bash League will continue to be a first-class television experience for fans of all ages.

“Network Ten has the most exciting and contemporary cricket commentary team. To have the current Australian coach in the commentary box for the KFC Big Bash League is unprecedented for fans around the country and something that we are very much looking forward to.

“The KFC Big Bash League has gone from strength to strength on Network Ten over the past three years and we look forward to another bumper season this summer,” he said.

Ten’s coverage of the Big Bash League of the 2016/17 will begin on 20 December.